Deciphering the Republican logic on the economic stimulus potential of tax cuts for the rich.

This I don't get. The rich already have been given the best tax breaks they've had in decades. However, when you debate Republicans they completely ignore this fact. What they'll say is, "give companies incentives to hire workers."

So, what happened to the first theory that tax breaks stimulate the economy? When you look at the entire plate, not only are we suppose to give the rich tax breaks, but now we have to pay the salaries of the people they do hire? How is it that they cannot see that this is a form of socialism?

I think that if we tested the effectiveness of tax breaks on the economic stimulus, the way we apply FCATs to determine teaching effectiveness, we would have less resistance from those who resort to spouting off soundbites.